NGT impleads HPCL, fuel outlet dealer in Kovilambakkam groundwater contamination case
The National Green Tribunal has impleaded Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and a local Bharat Petroleum dealer in a case involving groundwater contamination in Kovilambakkam. The tribunal is investigating reports of petrol leaking into the local water supply.
Why it matters
This case addresses critical environmental health risks and corporate accountability regarding hazardous material storage near residential areas.
The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has impleaded Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and a Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) fuel outlet dealer as additional respondents in the suo motu case concerning alleged petrol contamination of groundwater in Kovilambakkam.
The case was initiated by the NGT based on a news report which highlighted residents' concerns over petrol allegedly mixing with groundwater in the locality.
A Bench comprising judicial member Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert member Prashant Gargava, in an order passed on July 28, allowed an application to implead HPCL as the seventh respondent.
The Bench also suo motu impleaded Immanuel Agency, a BPCL dealer operating a fuel outlet on Medavakkam Main Road, Kovilambakkam, as the eighth respondent, observing that the dealer was a necessary party to the proceedings.
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